Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian-American journalist who’d become a household name after covering the conflict in the Middle East for the past 25 years with Al Jazeera, was killed by Israeli forces last Wednesday, according to many outlets.

Payton Gendron fired several times killing 10 people and injuring 3 more. 11 of Gendron’s 13 victims were Black.

They say if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. The lie detector determined; that is a lie…sort of.

Racial covenants were first introduced in the early 1900s as a legally binding way to keep people of color out of “desirable” neighborhoods, essentially creating segregated neighborhoods in areas where they otherwise may not have existed. As a result of these covenants the journey to homeownership and equitable communities has become significantly more difficult for people of color.

Anti-loitering laws were the love children of Reconstruction-era “black codes” and ever-present white fear. While the laws have changed–in both name and detail–over the years, their racist and oppressive overtones continue to result in the disproportionate targeting of members of the Black community by the powers that be.

On Monday evening a Supreme Court draft majority opinion was leaked to POLITICO in which the court voted to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. What does this mean for the future of reproductive rights?

City officials have revealed that park board commissioners voted 5-3 to repeal their 2020 decision banning Minneapolis police officers from working events alongside park police.

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights launched an investigation into the practices of the city’s police department. According to a 72-page report made public earlier today, the MDHR’s extensive 2-year investigation found that “the City and MPD engage in a pattern or practice of race discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act.”

No-knock warrants have been widely scrutinized, and widely utilized, since their inception. Most recently, the controversial police tactic has been the focus of a new wave of media attention after resulting in the high profile, officer-involved shootings of two young Black people–Breonna Taylor in Louisville and Amir Locke in Minneapolis—both of whom were innocent and both of whom died from their injuries. Now, communities across the country are fighting to outlaw no-knock warrants before more innocent people die.

The Twin Cities is now home to a Black-owned bank. First Independence Bank opens the doors of its Minneapolis location on Tuesday, April 26, at which point it will become the first and only full-service, Black-owned bank in the area–and one of only 17 in the country.

Two years ago, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis Park Board voted to diminish the police department’s role within the park system. Now, a committee on an overwhelmingly new park board has voted to repeal that decision.

Last month the financial institution was accused of “modern day redlining” after data showed it had rejected the refinance applications of Black homeowners at a much higher rate than those of white homeowners.

On April 16, a police officer in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania punched a demonstrator during a march seeking justice for Jim Rogers, a Black man who was tased to death last year by Pittsburgh police.

Two New York police officers who shoved a 75 year old demonstrator at a Black Lives Matter rally, have been cleared of wrongdoing and will be reinstated to the Buffalo Police Department.

After increased pressure from the public, Grand Rapids police have released video footage depicting the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a 26 year old Black man, during a traffic stop last Monday.